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in order to vote for him because this election will not be a referendum on mitt romney. it will be a referendum of president obama and the economy. >> it's another kick in the gut to middle class families. the president's policies have not been successful. >> reporter: while voters don't need to fall in love with mitt romney. they need to like him. or at least not dislike him. there's fresh evidence that democratic attacks are starting to get traction. there are new calls this weekend by republicans for a stronger pushback from mitt romney on some of these attacks. they say they want to see a more active and strong response from mitt romney any time that democrats try to define him. back to you, paula and rob. >>> three boys who were seeking relief from the heat have drowned in a creek on maryland's eastern shore. the victims were two 12-year-old cousins and an 8-year-old friend. they were last seen playing basketball in the parking lot of a church on saturday. >>> and two families in indianapolis are in trouble for leaving their children this cars in triple-difficult he
in order to vote for him because this election will not be a referendum on mitt romney. it will be a referendum of president obama and the economy. >> it's another kick in the gut to middle class families. the president's policies have not been successful. >> reporter: while voters don't need to fall in love with mitt romney. they need to like him. or at least not dislike him. there's fresh evidence that democratic attacks are starting to get traction. there are new calls this...
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he and romney were among the down.who held t i had an arm and leg. he was pinned down by the state champion wrestler, the captain of the football team. this was bullying supreme. maxwell says romney was holding the scissors, i saw with my own eyes, it was a hack job. clumps of hair taken off. mitt romney was asked about the account first reported in "the washington post." >> i had no idea what that individual's sexual orientation might be. going back to the 1960s that wasn't something that we all discussed. i don't recall the incident myself but i've seen the reports and not going to argue with that. there's no question but that i did some stupid things when i was in high school and obviously if i hurt anyone by virtue of that, i would be very sorry for >> reporter: meantime, another romney classmate came to romney's defense saying he did not witness the event but had a vague rec legwand of it. >> kind of like when you come to a pool party and someone that they to throw you in. jokingly said, hey, let's go cut his hair. >> that was david muir reporti
he and romney were among the down.who held t i had an arm and leg. he was pinned down by the state champion wrestler, the captain of the football team. this was bullying supreme. maxwell says romney was holding the scissors, i saw with my own eyes, it was a hack job. clumps of hair taken off. mitt romney was asked about the account first reported in "the washington post." >> i had no idea what that individual's sexual orientation might be. going back to the 1960s that wasn't...
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. >> in terms of the business of the rnc, number one thing is nominating mitt romney as our presidential candidate. paul ryan as vice presidential candidate there are plans in place and rules of the rnc in place ensuring that that will be able to occur. >> the mill stare not taking chances. they cancelled pretrial hearings for five guantanamo bay prisoners accused of launching the september 11th attacks and evacuated lawyers and families of the victims. and spencer christian is tracking isaac for us now. >> and there is two systems we're watching. one is tropical storm joyce. and there is a greater concern, tropical storm isaac. plowing through eastern caribbean sea at the moment. this is and could receive about 10-is a inches of rainfall. it's expected to move out into the open waters of the gulf of mexico by monday morning. it would intensify into a cat fwory one hurricane west of the west coast of southern florida then continuing on tuesday, it would make land fall into the western pan handle by early tuesday afternoon. >> thank you. >> and of course, the severe weather is not the onl
. >> in terms of the business of the rnc, number one thing is nominating mitt romney as our presidential candidate. paul ryan as vice presidential candidate there are plans in place and rules of the rnc in place ensuring that that will be able to occur. >> the mill stare not taking chances. they cancelled pretrial hearings for five guantanamo bay prisoners accused of launching the september 11th attacks and evacuated lawyers and families of the victims. and spencer christian is...
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mitt romney lured him again and again into defending his record in congress. >> while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> reporter: at times, santorum seemed to engage in complicated washington speak. >> i voted for that. it was against the principles i believed in. >> reporter: santorum tried to shoot back, lashing out on health care. >> the bottom line is, what you did is you used federal dollars to fund the government takeover of health care in massachusetts. >> reporter: romney counted by raising santorum's support to arlen specter, who switched parties. >> if you had not supported him, we would not have obama care. so don't look at me. look in the mirror. >> reporter: ron paul joined in. >> you have a new television ad that labels him a fake. why? >> because he's a fake. >> reporter: a poll shows 40% of republicans dissatisfied with the current gop field. while the gop candidates duke it out, the president will raise campaign money and promote his energy policy today in florida. a new poll shows him leading all the republican
mitt romney lured him again and again into defending his record in congress. >> while i was fighting to save the olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> reporter: at times, santorum seemed to engage in complicated washington speak. >> i voted for that. it was against the principles i believed in. >> reporter: santorum tried to shoot back, lashing out on health care. >> the bottom line is, what you did is you used federal dollars to fund the...
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he said after romney visited him in pittsburgh last week, santorum was in impressed with romney's understanding of the key issues. and he said to keep pressure on romney to hire more conservatives. >>> john edwards intended to create a $50 million foundation for himself after losing presidential bid in 2008, according to testimony in his corruption trial. a one-time friend claimed edwards said it would be a chip shot for bunny mellon to fund it for him. edwards' defense in the trial never directly asked bunny for money. among the next witnesses expected to be called, edwards' mistress, rielle hunter. >> what a day in court that will be. >>> now, to a royal guest of honor in our nation's capital. prince harry is getting a humanitarian award. colin powell presented harry the award for his charitable work with wounded soldiers. harry urged the americans and the british to work together to support the men and women of the military. >>> time, now, for a look at weather from across the country. a chance of showers from the northeast to the deep south. some scattered thunderstorms across much of new m
he said after romney visited him in pittsburgh last week, santorum was in impressed with romney's understanding of the key issues. and he said to keep pressure on romney to hire more conservatives. >>> john edwards intended to create a $50 million foundation for himself after losing presidential bid in 2008, according to testimony in his corruption trial. a one-time friend claimed edwards said it would be a chip shot for bunny mellon to fund it for him. edwards' defense in the trial...
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romney's week before the convention includes a stop in new orleans. the president is back on the campaign trail, as well. stops midweek in two battleground states, ohio and nevada. expect to hear that word again, medicare. david kerley, abc news, the white house. >>> democrats will unveil their roster of convention speakers today. among them, bill clinton, john kerry. and rahm emanuel. >>> it's still ticking. the 215-year-old "uss constitution" set sail. nicknamed old iron sides, it's the world's oldest commissioned warship. the voyage was to commemorate the victory in the war of 1812. and still taking visitors roughly 500,000 tourists a year. >> very cool. >>> time for the weather. cooler on the pacific coast. still hot inland. stormy with flash flooding in the rockies and texas panhandle. thunderstorms from new england to the carolinas. >> mostly 80s along the east coast. 70s from indianapolis to the twin cities and fargo. near 90 across much of the rockies. >>> coming up, beware what you eat. new recalls of produce that you may have in your fridge.
romney's week before the convention includes a stop in new orleans. the president is back on the campaign trail, as well. stops midweek in two battleground states, ohio and nevada. expect to hear that word again, medicare. david kerley, abc news, the white house. >>> democrats will unveil their roster of convention speakers today. among them, bill clinton, john kerry. and rahm emanuel. >>> it's still ticking. the 215-year-old "uss constitution" set sail. nicknamed...
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kid rock gave mitt romney his endorsement. unfortunately, he also endorsed porn, jack daniels and hepatitis c while he was at it. so -- [ cheers and applause ] hey, this is something i hadn't seen before. it's a short film from 1896 called "the kiss." it's believed to be the first kiss ever captured on film. it was shot and distributed by thomas edison's film company. it's kind of cool to see. take a look. you see here, the guy with the mustache, is nibbling on the face of another guy in a dress. [ laughter ] or maybe he's whispering into her cheek. i don't know what's going on. but then, he twirls his mustache up and plants a kiss right on her. i wanted to show this because i wanted to illustrate how we've gone from that to kim kardashian and ray. thanks, edison. you pervert. there was a new edition of "american idol" on fox. tonight, it was men's night. all 13 male semifinalists took the stage tonight. and needless to say, this was steven tyler's least favorite evening of the year. ♪ [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you're never too
kid rock gave mitt romney his endorsement. unfortunately, he also endorsed porn, jack daniels and hepatitis c while he was at it. so -- [ cheers and applause ] hey, this is something i hadn't seen before. it's a short film from 1896 called "the kiss." it's believed to be the first kiss ever captured on film. it was shot and distributed by thomas edison's film company. it's kind of cool to see. take a look. you see here, the guy with the mustache, is nibbling on the face of another guy...
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mitt romney turned up in an unlikely place today. he gave a speech at the ncaacp conference in houston. why, i don't know. maybe he confused naacp with nascar, but -- [ laughter ] it got off to a bad start when romney pulled up in front of the convention center and locked the doors to his limo. romney isn't very popular among african-american voters. in fact, diabetes is more popular among african-american voters than mitt romney. he did his best. he got booed when he said he plans to repeal obama care. he did have one strong moment. he hit on something that the crowd really seemed to enjoy. >> my policy will be, number one, create jobs for the american people. i do not have a hidden agenda. [ applause ] and i submit to you this, if you want a president who will make things better in the african-american community, you are looking at him. [ laughter ] you take a look. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: heed that ed thahad d when he wrote that down, right? someone had to. it seems like the actor they would cast to play the part of the
mitt romney turned up in an unlikely place today. he gave a speech at the ncaacp conference in houston. why, i don't know. maybe he confused naacp with nascar, but -- [ laughter ] it got off to a bad start when romney pulled up in front of the convention center and locked the doors to his limo. romney isn't very popular among african-american voters. in fact, diabetes is more popular among african-american voters than mitt romney. he did his best. he got booed when he said he plans to repeal...
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mitt romney they'd maid a long career a key element of the campaign, kunling under fire for his work as the head of a venture capitol firm but today gave fresh material. >> i like being able to fire people that provide services to me f i, you know, if someone doesn't give you good service i want to say i'm going to get someone tols provide that to me. >> romney explaining how he believes americanned should have freedom to choose health care. he later defended comments. >> and my comments reflected that discussion which is that we should be able to choose the company of our choice. >> but the damage was done. his rivals stepped up attacks trying to turn that into weakness. >> governor romney enjoyses firing people. >> his company, with jobs killed i'm sure he was worried he'd run out of pink slip autos a group supporting newt gingrich says it will spend $3.5 mill yn for this ad. >> i don't believe in disarmtment. >> the poll shows romney with a 24 point lead this, may come too late to be a game changer here. >> in south carolina there is a popular sent thamt is antigovernment and anti
mitt romney they'd maid a long career a key element of the campaign, kunling under fire for his work as the head of a venture capitol firm but today gave fresh material. >> i like being able to fire people that provide services to me f i, you know, if someone doesn't give you good service i want to say i'm going to get someone tols provide that to me. >> romney explaining how he believes americanned should have freedom to choose health care. he later defended comments. >> and...
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they believe they can do that, romney will win. >> and we saw mrs. romney there. he will be approaching her box soon, as best i can tell from where we're looking, our perspective. she's here tonight with her sons, of course, 16 romney grandchildren are there as well. after all these years, all these miles, george, this is his night. >> this is his night. they tweeted out that his father ran for president all these years ago. >> david muir, can you hear us? where are you and what do you think? >> the floor is going wild as mitt romney makes his way to the expanded platform. and they basically rebuilt the stage for tonight as the governor takes the stage. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> the nominee of the republican party, the president of the united states, former governor of massachusetts, mitt romney about to speak. >> thank you. ♪ >> mr. chairman, mr. chairman, and delegates -- [ cheers and applause ] mr. chairman and delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> i do so with humility, deeply moved by the tru
they believe they can do that, romney will win. >> and we saw mrs. romney there. he will be approaching her box soon, as best i can tell from where we're looking, our perspective. she's here tonight with her sons, of course, 16 romney grandchildren are there as well. after all these years, all these miles, george, this is his night. >> this is his night. they tweeted out that his father ran for president all these years ago. >> david muir, can you hear us? where are you and...
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says he does not remember the incident, the campaign, even ann romney, has often celebrated romney's joking nature. >> this is the boy that i knew, i still look at him as the boy that i met in high school. when he was playing all the jokes. >> reporter: meantime tonight, another romney classmate, greg dirth, came to romney's defense, saying he did not witness the event, but had a vague recollection of it. >> it's kind of like when somebody comes to a pool party and you threaten to throw him in and maybe somebody actually does. my suspicion is that they jokingly said, hey, let's go cut his hair. and went down the hall and, you know, you hold the scissors close to his ear and you make a lot of snipping sounds and, you know, you -- you may traumatize the guy a little or scare the guy a little. but no harm, no foul. >> reporter: coming to romney's defense tonight. i did ask that other former cla classmate, phillip maxwell, who described that event in such detail, is he a democrat, is he a republican? he says he's voted for both and in fact, he says he would have voted for george romney,
says he does not remember the incident, the campaign, even ann romney, has often celebrated romney's joking nature. >> this is the boy that i knew, i still look at him as the boy that i met in high school. when he was playing all the jokes. >> reporter: meantime tonight, another romney classmate, greg dirth, came to romney's defense, saying he did not witness the event, but had a vague recollection of it. >> it's kind of like when somebody comes to a pool party and you...
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a loss for romney might be devastating. polls show the race is neck and neck in michigan, which is astonishing because romney has dramatically outspent him. santorum is labeling romney as an unacceptable nominee. michigan -- this is a big battle there because there's so many blue collar wovoters there. the kinds than republicans and democrats will try to attract in november. >> many democrats can vote in that sta whll. what kind of outcome is newt gingrich hoping for? >> he'sing looing -- he's looking ahead to super tuesday next week. he got more financial support from a supporter. he has to be selective about where he campaigns. his money is tight. he polls third among republicans. >> fall from grace from a few weeks ago. thanks, that mahman. >> you're welcome. >>> millions are bracing for a powerful blizzard. snow starts in colorado and utah. then the storm is expected to dump up to 18 inches of snow in fargo, duluth, and the upper peninsula in michigan. road crews are gearing up. drivers braving the storm can expect whit
a loss for romney might be devastating. polls show the race is neck and neck in michigan, which is astonishing because romney has dramatically outspent him. santorum is labeling romney as an unacceptable nominee. michigan -- this is a big battle there because there's so many blue collar wovoters there. the kinds than republicans and democrats will try to attract in november. >> many democrats can vote in that sta whll. what kind of outcome is newt gingrich hoping for? >> he'sing...
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governor romney will get the final argument. there was even a toss about which of the wives will be introduced first. ann romney will be introduced first. i want to show the debate stage. both podiums. both candidates will stand with one another. that's why the romney team is concentrating on the answers and the body language. where was he earlier today? take a look at the pictures that came in. at chipotle. getting in line with senator rob portman who has been playing president obama in mock debates. taking pictures with some of the workers there. we asked the supporters what they would say if they were coaching him in the mock debates? if you were inside that debate prep room, what would you tell the governor? >> be honest. be straightforward. >> reporter: what do you tell him in the debate room? >> i say show them who you are. there's been bad press because of his comments about the 47% of the 49% that he doesn't care about. he does care about everyone. >> i would say use all the facts that you can and speak from the heart. >
governor romney will get the final argument. there was even a toss about which of the wives will be introduced first. ann romney will be introduced first. i want to show the debate stage. both podiums. both candidates will stand with one another. that's why the romney team is concentrating on the answers and the body language. where was he earlier today? take a look at the pictures that came in. at chipotle. getting in line with senator rob portman who has been playing president obama in mock...
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everyone that is except for mitt romney and tonight while romney leads in the polls the man of the moment is rick santorum. he is basically moved -- spent a lot of time here and in the final hours of this campaign it is finally paying off for him. we joined him on the trail today. what a difference a week makes. >> rick. >> reporter: just a few days ago he couldn't buy media coverage and could walk into his events unmolested. today we tried to talk to him to take the pulse of his surging campaign, look ahead to the coming contest and got into a crazed media scrum. senator, do you think you have the organizational legs to go forward? people say you've spent all your time here -- >> i've been in south carolina more than any other candidate in the campaign. i've been second according to "the washington post" in the amount of time i spent in new hampshire. we feel good. we have a good team in all those places and if we can take it from here. >> reporter: santorum's rise came the hard way. >> happy fourth of july. >> reporter: months and months of work on the ground meeting voters in more than
everyone that is except for mitt romney and tonight while romney leads in the polls the man of the moment is rick santorum. he is basically moved -- spent a lot of time here and in the final hours of this campaign it is finally paying off for him. we joined him on the trail today. what a difference a week makes. >> rick. >> reporter: just a few days ago he couldn't buy media coverage and could walk into his events unmolested. today we tried to talk to him to take the pulse of his...
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salt lake city, going for obama instead of romney. it's a close race as we get down to the last couple of weeks. >> david, thank you. >>> for more on this, let's go to senior columnist for "newsweek" and "the bailey beast," john avlon. thanks for coming in, john. >> good morning, guys. >> how likely is a repeat of the 2000 election? how damaging would it be for the country, given how polarized it's become? >> it would be tough because of course it would compound all of the polarization that's in our politics right now. as we know, we've been there before. and this is really premature. it is possible. it is still too soon to say. it's likely. but what we can say for certain, is this is tight. this is a photo finish we're heading to. the poll's all over the place. and it's down to the key battleground states. >> not premature to talk about monday night's debates. it's striking how impactful the debates have been this year. tens of millions of viewers. you can see the debate performances impacts in the polls shortly thereafter. monday ni
salt lake city, going for obama instead of romney. it's a close race as we get down to the last couple of weeks. >> david, thank you. >>> for more on this, let's go to senior columnist for "newsweek" and "the bailey beast," john avlon. thanks for coming in, john. >> good morning, guys. >> how likely is a repeat of the 2000 election? how damaging would it be for the country, given how polarized it's become? >> it would be tough because of...
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mitt romney's the kind of guy you can buy a brewery with. rick santorum yesterday spoke at what they call the gulf coast energy summit, in biloxi, mississippi. and he said, he believes global warming is bogus. and when rick santorum speaks about climate science, you listen. because as you can see here, he looks a lot like a local weather man. thanks, rick. now, here's newt with sports. here's what i would ask rick santorum, if global warming isn't real, why don't any of your sweaters have sleeves? santorum went on to say -- he also doesn't believe that carbon dioxide is dangerous. >> when it was tough to say that stuff in the ground is an asset, not a liability, i stood up and said, the science is bogus. i said, this isn't climate science. this is political science. the dangers of carbon dioxide, tell that to a plant how dangerous carbon dioxide is. >> jimmy: really? really? to a plant? [ laughter ] you think being under water is dangerous? tell that to a fish. [ laughter ] i don't get it. but i do like to keep an open mind. i'm going to do
mitt romney's the kind of guy you can buy a brewery with. rick santorum yesterday spoke at what they call the gulf coast energy summit, in biloxi, mississippi. and he said, he believes global warming is bogus. and when rick santorum speaks about climate science, you listen. because as you can see here, he looks a lot like a local weather man. thanks, rick. now, here's newt with sports. here's what i would ask rick santorum, if global warming isn't real, why don't any of your sweaters have...
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brian, as you know, the romney camp sent us another note saying, romney's investments of funds in the cayman islands are taxed as they would be if the investments were in the u.s.? >> reporter: that's right, diane. this same issue was raised when romney ran for president the last time. he said the same thing. but he would not answer questions then as to why he put his money in the caymans in the first place. and without access to romney's tax returns, it's impossible to know all these details. he now says he may release his latest tax return in april. and if he does, it would be a rare window into how the superrich are able to arrange their affairs. >> ryan ross, thank you. >>> still ahead on "world news," the security scare at a major american airport today. a 65-year-old woman boarding a plane with a gun. >>> a reality check in the most widely-prescribed drug to fight the flu. does it really work? >>> and ending illness. you'll see our friend and abc news reporter on tape, learning something that may save his life. and might save yours. forty years ago, he wasn't looking for financi
brian, as you know, the romney camp sent us another note saying, romney's investments of funds in the cayman islands are taxed as they would be if the investments were in the u.s.? >> reporter: that's right, diane. this same issue was raised when romney ran for president the last time. he said the same thing. but he would not answer questions then as to why he put his money in the caymans in the first place. and without access to romney's tax returns, it's impossible to know all these...
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romney really is. >> he's really wealthy. >> yes. he could be one of the richest gop candidates ever to run for president. >> no wonder he's got all that money to spend in florida, right? >>> also this morning, rand paul versus the tsa. the senator from kentucky and ron paul's son was stopped by airport security when he refused a pat-down as he was heading back to washington. so was he trying to score political points, or was he standing up for travelers everywhere? and of course his dad had things to say about that as well. >> mm-hmm. and is the car of tomorrow already here, just no one's paying attention just yet? it's the idea for one of the most influential entrepreneurs in the world that could end finally our dependence on foreign oil. fascinating story there. >>> but first, new details overnight about mitt romney's tax bill. his just-released return shows romney made about 21.5 million nasdaq 2010 and paid about 14% of that in taxes. >> experts say romney used a sophisticated tax planning based on investments and giving money t
romney really is. >> he's really wealthy. >> yes. he could be one of the richest gop candidates ever to run for president. >> no wonder he's got all that money to spend in florida, right? >>> also this morning, rand paul versus the tsa. the senator from kentucky and ron paul's son was stopped by airport security when he refused a pat-down as he was heading back to washington. so was he trying to score political points, or was he standing up for travelers everywhere?...
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. >> mitt romney under growing pressure from fellow republicans as democrats launch a new ad about the 47% in key battleground states, but with weeks still to go, already talk of 2016 and a clinton candidacy. >>> breaking news, scorching temperatures in the west, sparking dozens of new wildfires. hundreds of homes threatened right now. >>> the grab, sure to heat up sports radio. patriots head coach bill belichick touching a referee. touching off a firestorm of controversy overnight. >>> and "homeland" is a home run at the emmys. the thriller with "mad men" as best drama, while "modern family" keeps its comedy streak alive. >>> good morning, i'm t.j. winick in for rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. the romney campaign reboots after mounting criticism from republicans that he's moving in the wrong direction. >> that's right, romney vows to spend more time with voters and less time raising money. abc's tahman bradley is following the campaign with just 43 days to go. >> reporter: mitt romney continues his battleground state tour in colorado today as he tries to rebound from a difficult w
. >> mitt romney under growing pressure from fellow republicans as democrats launch a new ad about the 47% in key battleground states, but with weeks still to go, already talk of 2016 and a clinton candidacy. >>> breaking news, scorching temperatures in the west, sparking dozens of new wildfires. hundreds of homes threatened right now. >>> the grab, sure to heat up sports radio. patriots head coach bill belichick touching a referee. touching off a firestorm of...
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i'm trying to imagine, though -- trying to imagine a scenario in which mitt romney would even get in a fight. how dare you, no one insults my collection of rare chinese spoons and gets away with it. i'm guessing the people who picked obama to win this fight haven't seen this photograph. i think -- does that change anything? [ laughter ] little bit? maybe they meant michelle obama would. i like the idea of a fistfight to pick the commander in chief. finally, my dream of a president mike tyson could become a reality. let's do this. here's some interesting technology news. greek scientists -- i didn't know they had greek scientists. i know there's a lot of yogurt over there, but they do. they're developing a thermal imaging technology they say could help police identify drunk people. apparently when you get drunk, the blood vessels in your face dilate and your face gets warmer, and this new technology can detect subtle temperature changes. so, if you want to get drunk in public, you'll have to tape ice cream sandwiches to your face. i don't know why they would spent money on this. you w
i'm trying to imagine, though -- trying to imagine a scenario in which mitt romney would even get in a fight. how dare you, no one insults my collection of rare chinese spoons and gets away with it. i'm guessing the people who picked obama to win this fight haven't seen this photograph. i think -- does that change anything? [ laughter ] little bit? maybe they meant michelle obama would. i like the idea of a fistfight to pick the commander in chief. finally, my dream of a president mike tyson...
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however, 59% of romney supporters say they're strongly enthusiastic about him. that is compared to 55% of the president's supporters. >>> the poll comes a day before the candidates, of course, meet in their second debate. mitt romney is tuning up after his strong showing at the first face-to-face showdown in denver. the republican challenger is now in belmont, massachusetts, working on debate prep. >> hello, everybody. hello, hello! i brought some food. what's going on? >> and president obama took a break from his debate prep in williamsburg, virginia, to stop by a campaign office there. after his lackluster performance in denver, the campaign is promising the president is making tweaks and adjustments and definitely will be more aggressive the second time around. one expert says he has to do a turnaround. >> i don't think in recorded -- you know, the history of presidential debates has there been such a momentum shift off the first presidential debate, and so the president has to turn the momentum back in his direction. >>> and a new development this morning on
however, 59% of romney supporters say they're strongly enthusiastic about him. that is compared to 55% of the president's supporters. >>> the poll comes a day before the candidates, of course, meet in their second debate. mitt romney is tuning up after his strong showing at the first face-to-face showdown in denver. the republican challenger is now in belmont, massachusetts, working on debate prep. >> hello, everybody. hello, hello! i brought some food. what's going on? >>...
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mitt romney four stops planned. ron paul has five. then there is the candidate who is catching up pretty fast. abc's john carl has the more now from des moines. >> reporter: the candidate iowa is putting on the map -- former senator rick santorum. campaigning in iowa city. >> this is your chance, heartland. this is your chance, heartland of america, to speak out. >> reporter: until recently santorum was ignored by opponents and virtually invisible in the polls. now nobody is rising faster. within striking distance of winning the iowa caucuses. he has done it the old-fashioned way. spending more time traveling around the state and talking to voters than anybody else. we met up with him in marshalltown, iowa. >> i am very confident we are going to do well and surprise a lot of people. >> reporter: santorum has been helped by the collapse of newt gingrich who spent the past week complaining about negative ads. he has been hit hard here -- >> more baggage than the airlines -- >> reporter: gingrich lashed out at mitt romney, accusing him o
mitt romney four stops planned. ron paul has five. then there is the candidate who is catching up pretty fast. abc's john carl has the more now from des moines. >> reporter: the candidate iowa is putting on the map -- former senator rick santorum. campaigning in iowa city. >> this is your chance, heartland. this is your chance, heartland of america, to speak out. >> reporter: until recently santorum was ignored by opponents and virtually invisible in the polls. now nobody is...
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santorum's advantage in the polls has shrunken losing 10 points to romney in the past week. santorum mocked romney for claiming he's resolute. >> maybe he doesn't understand what the term resolute means. i means you are supposed to have sort of a resolve a consistent pattern of beliefs. >> my team is the people of michigan, of america and i'm going to fight for you. >> the state -- the stakes could not be any higher victor for santorum in the state where romney was born could change the race. >>> 4:51 now. time for a check of weather. >>> good morning. you guys look so good i'll dirt at this time it up a little. just checking the latest khafrts to see where do i think that -- charts to see where do i think that isolated shower will pop today. maybe we'll be able to turn our sprinklers off for one week if it materializes wednesday. mainly clear sky frost forming around santa rosa, napa everybody in the 30s until you get to antioch, livermore, san jose, oakland, redwood city, san francisco and half moon bay low to mid 40s. monterey bay inland temperatures in the low to mid 40s
santorum's advantage in the polls has shrunken losing 10 points to romney in the past week. santorum mocked romney for claiming he's resolute. >> maybe he doesn't understand what the term resolute means. i means you are supposed to have sort of a resolve a consistent pattern of beliefs. >> my team is the people of michigan, of america and i'm going to fight for you. >> the state -- the stakes could not be any higher victor for santorum in the state where romney was born could...
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as gingrich said when he heard that romney was coming, romney is more than welcome to come to my event. gingrich is fine to have mitt romney at his event. >> it will be hot in that kitchen at tommy's. thanks, jon, so much. dan? >> this is a pr bonanza for tommy and his ham house. so here's the question. can newt gingrich win this thing? let's ask matthew dowd. he's an abc news political analyst. good morning. thanks for getting up early on a saturday. we appreciate it. you think he can win. >> i not only think he can win. he is likely to win. he's gone from being double digits behind five days ago to being dead even. if you take a look what his advisers are saying, they're saying, we were always in this for the long haul. we never expected to blow out of the state. it's a good signal they know momentum is on newt's side. you usually bet on momentum. >> has he essentially neutralized the negative impact of the abc news interview with his ex-wife? >> i think he not only has neutralized it, temporarily. it may always come back up. depending on how long this process goes. but he's turned i
as gingrich said when he heard that romney was coming, romney is more than welcome to come to my event. gingrich is fine to have mitt romney at his event. >> it will be hot in that kitchen at tommy's. thanks, jon, so much. dan? >> this is a pr bonanza for tommy and his ham house. so here's the question. can newt gingrich win this thing? let's ask matthew dowd. he's an abc news political analyst. good morning. thanks for getting up early on a saturday. we appreciate it. you think he...
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it's to let everybody pay mitt romney's rate. >> reporter: but the clock is ticking, and romney's rivals are well aware that if he wins saturday's south carolina primary he is much closer to wrapping up this nomination. rob and paula? >> also right now -- you want to go first? >> imagine, if perry and santorum drop out how close this really could be in real life. >> and apparently some conservatives are telling rick perry look, now's the time, he's not doing well in the polls in south carolina and there's rumors now that he would endorse gingrich, though, if perry drops out, he would endorse newt here. speaking of newt, his ex-wife is going to give an interview to "nightline" -- >> his second ex-wife. let's clarify. he's had three wives. >> he's had a few. will appear in an abc news exclusive on "nightline." she says she has plenty to say. that should be very interesting a glimpse into newt's personal life there. >> that's tonight -- >> that's tonight on "nightline." check it out. >>> we did mention romney's taxes just a minute ago and the questions of how he gets off paying so little. h
it's to let everybody pay mitt romney's rate. >> reporter: but the clock is ticking, and romney's rivals are well aware that if he wins saturday's south carolina primary he is much closer to wrapping up this nomination. rob and paula? >> also right now -- you want to go first? >> imagine, if perry and santorum drop out how close this really could be in real life. >> and apparently some conservatives are telling rick perry look, now's the time, he's not doing well in the...
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. >>> meanwhile romney released an ad which he speaks to the camera. all of the other ads you don't see him. this one is mitt in front of a camera talking. a lot of people wonder why it took so long to do this. the ad is too many americans. the goal is to show romney does indeed care about americans that are struggling. he does a good job with it. too many americans are struggling to find work in today's economy. too many of those working are living paycheck to paycheck. more americans are living in poverty than when president obama took office. 15 million more are on food stamps. my job creates 12 million jobs over the next four year. we shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare, we should measure compassion on how many people are off welfare and able to get a good paying job. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> he cracked it himself. carrie underwood was at a concert in louisville. there was a kid in the audience, holding a sign that said will you be my first kiss? she pulled him on stage. here's what happened. >> 12 y
. >>> meanwhile romney released an ad which he speaks to the camera. all of the other ads you don't see him. this one is mitt in front of a camera talking. a lot of people wonder why it took so long to do this. the ad is too many americans. the goal is to show romney does indeed care about americans that are struggling. he does a good job with it. too many americans are struggling to find work in today's economy. too many of those working are living paycheck to paycheck. more americans...
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remarks set off a firestorm. >> mitt romney wants to know whether we're ready. are we ready? are we ready? >> reporter: romney later clarified his comment, even admitted he made mistakes when he lead the 2002 salt lake games. >> all of the mistakes at the organizing committee and i made a few. >> reporter: so, is london ready? >> our absolute top priority must be to keep people safe. >> reporter: british prime minister david cameron said security plans include extra police. in the sky and on the water. even the military is happening. a fighter jet lost communication. and evacuation of a mall after a fire alarm went off. wealth london is ready or not the olympic athletes are ready to go for the gold. first lady michelle obama will attend the openinger is moan i she's leading the delegation. go team usa. >> thanks, tahman, have a good weekend. >>> most of america doesn't relate to mitt romney's religion, but that may not matter in the race against president obama. a new poll said his faith is very different from their own but they're comfortable with it. the same
remarks set off a firestorm. >> mitt romney wants to know whether we're ready. are we ready? are we ready? >> reporter: romney later clarified his comment, even admitted he made mistakes when he lead the 2002 salt lake games. >> all of the mistakes at the organizing committee and i made a few. >> reporter: so, is london ready? >> our absolute top priority must be to keep people safe. >> reporter: british prime minister david cameron said security plans...
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. >>> and newt gingrich in the republican primary has rocked mitt romney's campaign. so much so, in fact, after weeks of dancing around questions about his tax returns, romney now says he will release that information tomorrow. romney is also stepping up his war of words with gingrich, heading up into next week's big primary, launching from personal effects. >> now speaker gingrich has been a leader. he was a leader for four years as speaker of the house. at the end of the four years it was proven that he was a failed leader and he had to resign in disgrace. >> as we know, newt gingrich is no shrinking violet ever. he's reveling saying romney lacks a true platform and he's actually running for ceo. >> he's a very good salesman, he very much wants to sell. but he has a very weak product so i think he's dancing on eggs trying to find out a version of romney that will work. >> gingrich and along with rick santorum and ron paul will be stomping in florida later today, ahead of the primary set for january 31st. >>> and the man they hope to unseat should stay in the white h
. >>> and newt gingrich in the republican primary has rocked mitt romney's campaign. so much so, in fact, after weeks of dancing around questions about his tax returns, romney now says he will release that information tomorrow. romney is also stepping up his war of words with gingrich, heading up into next week's big primary, launching from personal effects. >> now speaker gingrich has been a leader. he was a leader for four years as speaker of the house. at the end of the four...
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perhaps even more important, how does mitt romney respond? on the one hand, he would want to appear open to doing anything to prevent a war over iran's nuclear program. on the other hand, israel is through their ambassador has already signaled they're not open to these direct talks right now and mitt romney all through this campaign has tried to align himself very closely with the government of israel. >> these debates this year have been huge. as you know, i mean, we've had tens of millions watching and the first one especially affected the dynamic in the race. do we expect the third one to be given as impactful? >> hard to imagine it would have much impact as the first debate. which changed the dynamic of the race. there are fewer voters that play right now. >> because of early voting. >> exactly right, and the subject is foreign policy, which voters tend to not care about as much in their voting. on the other hand, this race is so close right now that everything matters. everything can turn this -- can turn this race, and finally this is t
perhaps even more important, how does mitt romney respond? on the one hand, he would want to appear open to doing anything to prevent a war over iran's nuclear program. on the other hand, israel is through their ambassador has already signaled they're not open to these direct talks right now and mitt romney all through this campaign has tried to align himself very closely with the government of israel. >> these debates this year have been huge. as you know, i mean, we've had tens of...
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he said this about mitt romney. he said the american people are not going to fall in love with mitt romney. i will tell you this, 95% of the people that show up in november are going to show up in the voting booth are going to vote for or against barack obama. aren't going fall in love with mitt romney? what is he saying here? >> what he is saying, david, is they don't need to fall in love with mitt romney. the economy alone is enough of a reason for voters to pick mitt romney. while they don't need to fall in love with him, voters need to at least like them. and there are danger signs that the obama campaign is able to define mitt romney negatively. >> particularly in the battleground states and we heard on "this week," an effort to paint romney in a concern sight. and romney bet against america with his offshore bank accounts and it comes after a new video from the obama campaign asking this question. >> i do not have a bank account outside of the u.s. >> i do not have a swiss bank account. i don't have an account
he said this about mitt romney. he said the american people are not going to fall in love with mitt romney. i will tell you this, 95% of the people that show up in november are going to show up in the voting booth are going to vote for or against barack obama. aren't going fall in love with mitt romney? what is he saying here? >> what he is saying, david, is they don't need to fall in love with mitt romney. the economy alone is enough of a reason for voters to pick mitt romney. while they...
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to go up in romney had won. this is what the home page looked like. you can see mitt doing his best put me on mt. rushmore face. the site was taken done quickly but the damage was done. i likethe part that says "smaller, simpler, smaller." it's catchy. just about every local news channel in the country was stationed outside a polling place on tuesday. this is from our abc affiliate in baton rouge. they were set up inside an elementary school where they met a young woman named say city jones who gave what might be my favorite answer to any question ever. >> it's very important. very important that we vote. it is crucial. i can't stress that, it's very, very crucial that we get out and vote. >> what race are you most interested in? >> black. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, i -- oh, never mind. [ applause ] episode of "family feud." we would have also accepted "human." even though the election has been over for two full days, the state of florida still doesn't know who they voted for. four counties in florida were still
to go up in romney had won. this is what the home page looked like. you can see mitt doing his best put me on mt. rushmore face. the site was taken done quickly but the damage was done. i likethe part that says "smaller, simpler, smaller." it's catchy. just about every local news channel in the country was stationed outside a polling place on tuesday. this is from our abc affiliate in baton rouge. they were set up inside an elementary school where they met a young woman named say city...
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romney: i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. anncr: mitt romney. taking on our enemies... no matter where they nest. >> jimmy: we're back. kevin james and bas rutten, stars of "here comes the boom." we just did a very, i think, educational segment that -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: it really will help people out. >> it shows you the ins and outs of being on the street. >> jimmy: and you caught this to kevin. >> lethal weapon right here. always in stealth mode. >> jimmy: where are you from, bas? >> hold land. >> jimmy: that's something else. i wouldn't have imagined a man of your violence and caliber being from gentle windmill like country. >> well, that's what they think. >> also heineken. >> jimmy: right. so, tell us about this movie. i've teen the movie, but tell the folks. >> i play, kind of like a lackluster biology teacher who gets inspired because they're going -- suffering cuts in the school and losing the music program, which is taught by henry winkler -- >> jimmy: the fonz. >> the fonz. the greatest -- nicest man alive. >> jimmy: definitely. he's
romney: i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. anncr: mitt romney. taking on our enemies... no matter where they nest. >> jimmy: we're back. kevin james and bas rutten, stars of "here comes the boom." we just did a very, i think, educational segment that -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: it really will help people out. >> it shows you the ins and outs of being on the street. >> jimmy: and you caught this to kevin. >> lethal weapon right here. always in stealth...
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mitt romney. sit ringside as massachusetts moderate squares off with die-hard conservative romney on the issues that affects all. abortion. >> i will preserve and protect a woman's right to choose. >> i'll be a prolife president. >> the auto bailout? >> i'm not willing to sit back and say too bad for michigan and too bad for the car industry. >> let detroit go bankrupt. >> you can't afford to miss it. man versus machine. romney versus romney, a joint presentation of cbs and fox news. [cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: this is an interesting presidential detail. everyone who's protected by the secret service gets a code name and that includes the major candidates for presidents. an article has revealed the code names for mitt romney and rick santorum. romney's code name is javelin, after the stick he has up his butt, i think. santorum's code name is petrus which means peter. they get to choose these themselves. if you had the chance to have a secret service code name wouldn't you make it something co
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. >> stupid mitt romney. >> mitt romney, they're psyched. are you? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: it's a long road to november. pace yourself. i want to get back to tax day for a moment. the tax deadline was midnight tonight. deadlines don't mean much to a man like gary busey who joins us tonight to share tax tips that are just a little too late. >> there are some things we need to pay tax for. we need to pay tax for our middle of the line living. on our food and the property tax, death tax, inheritance tax, too much, too much, too much, too much, it's too much sclamt too much taxes can run you down in the ditch. when you run yourself down in the ditch by paying too much taxes, you're going to be buried alive with leaves that fall off trees in the fall. that was the way the marquee da sad was buried because he didn't pay taxes at all. doesn't mean he wanted to be buried that way. it's just what happened back there in the 1400s. >> jimmy: he's be a good running mate for somebody. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: tonight on the show, from "dancing
. >> stupid mitt romney. >> mitt romney, they're psyched. are you? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: it's a long road to november. pace yourself. i want to get back to tax day for a moment. the tax deadline was midnight tonight. deadlines don't mean much to a man like gary busey who joins us tonight to share tax tips that are just a little too late. >> there are some things we need to pay tax for. we need to pay tax for our middle of the line living. on our food and the...
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back to romney's taxes. if he had claimed all the deductions available to him, his tax rate would have been just over 10%. bianna? >> all right, david. >>> for more analysis, we're joined by john avlon, senior correspondent for the daily beast. back in july, romney said he never paid less than 13%. this tax return proves that. is this case closed now? >> the romney campaign wants to put this behind them. but the issue was fading from view. now, it's back on the front pages. they had a lousy week. they figured they'd double down and get it all out there. but the real issue becomes this 14% rate on $14 million. that's so much less than what many middle class folks make as a percentage of their income and a tax rate. that does raise issues. we're about this big fight of 35 or 39 at the top right. and mitt romney is paying 14%, that's a fundamental problem that slaps people not adding up. >> his campaign wants to turn the conversation to the u.s. economy. 45 days left in this campaign. what does he need to do? >
back to romney's taxes. if he had claimed all the deductions available to him, his tax rate would have been just over 10%. bianna? >> all right, david. >>> for more analysis, we're joined by john avlon, senior correspondent for the daily beast. back in july, romney said he never paid less than 13%. this tax return proves that. is this case closed now? >> the romney campaign wants to put this behind them. but the issue was fading from view. now, it's back on the front pages....
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to the 20 debates romney had in the primaries. and as we've seen before, debates can hinge on one moment. >> how has the national debt personally affected each of your lives and if it hasn't, how can you honestly find a cure for the economic problems of the common people if you have no experience in what's ailing them? >> well, i think the national debt affects everybody. obviously, it has a lot to do with interest rates. >> she's saying you personally. >> you. on a personal basis, how has it affected you? >> has it affected you personally? >> well, i'm sure it has. i love my grandchildren -- >> how? >> i want to think that they're going to be able to afford an education. if the question -- maybe i'll get it wrong. >> reporter: then candidate bill clinton walking toward her. >> you know people who lost their jobs, lost their homes? >> well, yeah, uh-huh. >> well, i've been governor of a small state for 12 years. i'll tell you how it's affected me. in my state, when people lose their jobs, there's a good chance i'll know them by th
to the 20 debates romney had in the primaries. and as we've seen before, debates can hinge on one moment. >> how has the national debt personally affected each of your lives and if it hasn't, how can you honestly find a cure for the economic problems of the common people if you have no experience in what's ailing them? >> well, i think the national debt affects everybody. obviously, it has a lot to do with interest rates. >> she's saying you personally. >> you. on a...
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compare that too ann romney, just over 6,000. that is 6,000 to 7,000 range, per minute. >> that is the head of of government and news for twitter saying the volume of reaction is weighted to the democrats. tone is, too. tweets running about evenly split between positive and negative. for mitt romney, more negative than positive. and that does not translate into voter preference. this does measure ability to control the conversation. wruf got to say democrats are getting more tweets. >> all mark, -- right, mark. be sure to stay with us for live coverage from abc news of the president's acceptance speech coming up at 7:00. >> there is mark will be back and you can follow his tweets. >> and g.o.p. vice presidential candidate paul ryan is in los angeles tonight. his first visit to california since being named mitt romney's running mate. and today' tacked the economic record and told supporters rights of americans come from nature and god and not from government. and there is one person that won't be giving advice is meg whitman. she
compare that too ann romney, just over 6,000. that is 6,000 to 7,000 range, per minute. >> that is the head of of government and news for twitter saying the volume of reaction is weighted to the democrats. tone is, too. tweets running about evenly split between positive and negative. for mitt romney, more negative than positive. and that does not translate into voter preference. this does measure ability to control the conversation. wruf got to say democrats are getting more tweets....
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romney is also in hot water with toddlers right now. he said in an interview yesterday one of the ways he wants to reduce government spending is by cutting federal funding to pbs. which, of course, makes "sesame street." the strange thing is the amount we spent on pbs is about .001% of the federal budget. i think you'd spend more money by cutting squeezable ketchup from the congressional cafeteria. his comments have upset a lot of people. he clarified the statement, he said he doesn't want to kill "sesame street," he just wanted to spend less money on it. presumably by farming s ing som the work out overreceives, wh s presume would look like this. >> hello, oscar the grouch here. i would like to provide you with excellent service today. >> yes, i'd like assistance? >> last name, please? >> no last name. >> sir, i can't hear you correctly. is it possible that you're speaking into a banana? >> i'm afraid i can't hear you for the reason i'm speaking into a banana. >> jimmy: it's still funny, it may be funnier -- [ cheers and applause ] so,
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but is it as damaging as romney's video about the 47%? >>> and potential progress for american airlines and its pilots, as the airline rushes to explain why seats have come loose. >>> also this morning, firing back. the small town tv anchor woman, now launching a national debate on weight and bullying, after a viewer attacked her for being fat. >>> and last dance. cut throat composition on the dance floor. but one all-star fails to find his hollywood ending. >>> good wednesday morning, everybody. we begin with that newly-released video, getting lots of attention before tonight's first presidential debate. >> it was released overnight by a conservative website. the speech was given to a largely african-american audience back in 2007, when mr. obama was still a senator. critics say the president was divisively pandering to the crowd, saying that the fog did not do enough to help residents of new orleans after hurricane katrina. >> what's happening down in new orleans? where's your dollar? where's your money? makes no sense. the bullet hasn'
but is it as damaging as romney's video about the 47%? >>> and potential progress for american airlines and its pilots, as the airline rushes to explain why seats have come loose. >>> also this morning, firing back. the small town tv anchor woman, now launching a national debate on weight and bullying, after a viewer attacked her for being fat. >>> and last dance. cut throat composition on the dance floor. but one all-star fails to find his hollywood ending....
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romney came in behind. he took the debate last night. overnight polls give romney the win. the question, now, will it boost him enough in those key battleground states? >> it was the most tweeted event in social history. our political team is standing by with a full roundup of the night. and what this means for both candidates, with just 33 days to go until the final vote. >> we're closing in right now. >>> and josh and sam, boy, you had a special visit yesterday. robin tweeted out the first picture since her transplant of your visit. >> sam and i went, hoping to raise her spirits. the morning after, our spirits remain raised. it was a beautiful afternoon. >> can't wait to hear more about it. >>> let's get more about the first big debate. "your voice, your vote." our powerhouse political team is covering all of the angles. jake, even president obama's team is conceding that mitt romney gained ground last night. >> that's right, george. obama campaign officials conceding that romney seemed more polished. they say they expect he will get a bump in the polls. some obama allies
romney came in behind. he took the debate last night. overnight polls give romney the win. the question, now, will it boost him enough in those key battleground states? >> it was the most tweeted event in social history. our political team is standing by with a full roundup of the night. and what this means for both candidates, with just 33 days to go until the final vote. >> we're closing in right now. >>> and josh and sam, boy, you had a special visit yesterday. robin...
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mitt romney and rick santorum are battling over who is the true conservative in the race. abc's tahman bradley has more. >> reporter: the republican primary is just a day left before the crucial primary. santorum mocked romney for claiming he's resolute. >> maybe he doesn't understand what the term "resolute" means. but it means you're supposed to have sort of a resolve of a consistent pattern of beliefs. >> reporter: romney jabbed santorum on some of his votes in congress. >> he said he did it to take one for the team but my team is for the people of michigan and america. i'm going to fight for you. >> reporter: a gallup poll shows santorum lost ten points to romney in a week. santorum is defending some of the statements including calling president obama a snob, warning all americans to go to college. >> we have some real problems on college campuses with political correctness, with an ideology that is forced upon people who may not agree with the political left doctrine. >> reporter: and mitt romney tells voters at the daytona 500 that he's out of touch. asked if he foll
mitt romney and rick santorum are battling over who is the true conservative in the race. abc's tahman bradley has more. >> reporter: the republican primary is just a day left before the crucial primary. santorum mocked romney for claiming he's resolute. >> maybe he doesn't understand what the term "resolute" means. but it means you're supposed to have sort of a resolve of a consistent pattern of beliefs. >> reporter: romney jabbed santorum on some of his votes in...
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but in the e-mail, santorum acknowledged his differences with romney, but said they have common-ground thoughts about the economy and foreign policy. they both like pleated dockers. and even though his initial endorsement did seem half-hearted but he did take it a step further with this ad. he paid for this himself. >> imagine if mitt romney had been around at the drafting of the constitution. >> you don't just have credibility when it comes to repealing obama care. your plan was was the basic for obama care. >> governor romney has been dead wrong on those issues for years and years and years. >> he is the worst republican in the country to put up against barack obama. >> announcer: rick santorum was just kidding. ha ha ha! >> i'm rick santorum and i approved this message. >> jimmy: he was kidding the whole time. [ cheers and applause ] here's something rick santorum would not endorse. a men's magazine has ranked orlando as the smuttiest city in the united states, meaning orlando consumes the most porn. every other u.s. city coming in a close second. orlando, is that surprising? i don'
but in the e-mail, santorum acknowledged his differences with romney, but said they have common-ground thoughts about the economy and foreign policy. they both like pleated dockers. and even though his initial endorsement did seem half-hearted but he did take it a step further with this ad. he paid for this himself. >> imagine if mitt romney had been around at the drafting of the constitution. >> you don't just have credibility when it comes to repealing obama care. your plan was...
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and he lashed out at romney. romney made a quick departure yesterday but was back today playing for the win. rick santorum has spent more money to win over iowa voters and with two days to go before the caucuses, he may be peaking at exactly the right time. >> not everyone was ringing in the new year with a champagne toast or watching fireworks. richard richardrichardrichard gg a baby. the baby was a little less than 20 inches long and she will have lots of protection growing up. >> we already have four boys so she's a little girl, my only girl so i'm happy. >> it was crazy. but we're glad she's here. doesn't matter what time. makes it extra special. >> that little hat is so cute. >> mom and baby are doing just fine. a little bit spent, a little tired. >> it's tough being born. congratulations. >> i know. >> got the tax deduction by that much. frances dinglasan is in for leigh glaser. >> frances: i think we broke records. enjoy this beautiful live shot outside. we're looking west from emeryville towards the lefto
and he lashed out at romney. romney made a quick departure yesterday but was back today playing for the win. rick santorum has spent more money to win over iowa voters and with two days to go before the caucuses, he may be peaking at exactly the right time. >> not everyone was ringing in the new year with a champagne toast or watching fireworks. richard richardrichardrichard gg a baby. the baby was a little less than 20 inches long and she will have lots of protection growing up. >>...
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and it's getting pretty nasty between santorum and romney. mitt romney and rick santorum. romney is calling santorum a liberal. those are fighting words, robin. in-mississippi. santorum calling romney desperate. >>> and a "bachelor" bombshell. ben proposed to courtney. in one of the show's most shocking endings ever. now this morning, one of the women at the center of that dramatic finale. lindzi who everyone wanted him to pick is now speaking out. >>> good morning to both of you. in case you missed it, let's take another look. new information about the plane you see there. off the runway in atlanta this morning. we're told mechanics were testing the engines when the brakes on the plane failed. there were no passengers on the plane. no injuries to report. and airport officials say this incident will not cause any delays this morning. it is a relief. considering hartsfield-jackson airport is the nation's busiest. >>> to other breaking news this morning. violent fallout from the massacre of 16 innocent civilians by a u.s. soldier. today, taliban militants opened fire on high
and it's getting pretty nasty between santorum and romney. mitt romney and rick santorum. romney is calling santorum a liberal. those are fighting words, robin. in-mississippi. santorum calling romney desperate. >>> and a "bachelor" bombshell. ben proposed to courtney. in one of the show's most shocking endings ever. now this morning, one of the women at the center of that dramatic finale. lindzi who everyone wanted him to pick is now speaking out. >>> good morning...
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mitt romney made a big statement. sweeping republican primaries in wisconsin, maryland and washington, d.c. knowing he's almost certain to be the gop nominee, romney's looking ahead to the general election, arguing president obama is out of touch. >> it's enough to make you think that years of flying around on air force one, surrounded by an adoring staff of true believers, telling you you're great and doing a great job, it's a enough to make you think you'd become a little out of touch. >> reporter: the obama campaign is ready to take on the fight with romney, taking him on in a television ad. >> attacking higher mileage standards and renewables. >> reporter: even the president himself is himself is throwing punches. >> i can't remember a time when the choice between competing visions of our future has been so unambiguously clear. >> reporter: romney's main gop rival, rick santorum, vows to stay in the race. but pressure could build for him to drop out. romney's three-state victory yesterday came thanks to help from
mitt romney made a big statement. sweeping republican primaries in wisconsin, maryland and washington, d.c. knowing he's almost certain to be the gop nominee, romney's looking ahead to the general election, arguing president obama is out of touch. >> it's enough to make you think that years of flying around on air force one, surrounded by an adoring staff of true believers, telling you you're great and doing a great job, it's a enough to make you think you'd become a little out of touch....
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the stakes enormous for mitt romney and rick santorum on tuesday in michigan. stay with the powerhouse team. and tomorrow morning, george interviews rick santorum on the eve of those next big contests. that's first thing in the morning on "this week" with george. >>> the red cross tonight said it failed today to reach people in a neighborhood under siege in the city of homs. with reports that 70 people would be killed in the violence today alone. >>> and to yemen where they were marking the swearing-in of a new president there. at least 25 people were killed today at a suicide car bombing outside the presidential palace. the new president replaces the president swept out by the arab uprising. yemen's new president has vowed to fight al qaeda. >>> and word tonight from south africa that nelson mandela, one of the world's greatest leaders is in the hospital. we're told he's recuperating. >> reporter: david, nelson madela is spending his second night in the hospital tonight, but his doctors say he is not in danger and is in, quote, "satisfactory" condition. the 93
the stakes enormous for mitt romney and rick santorum on tuesday in michigan. stay with the powerhouse team. and tomorrow morning, george interviews rick santorum on the eve of those next big contests. that's first thing in the morning on "this week" with george. >>> the red cross tonight said it failed today to reach people in a neighborhood under siege in the city of homs. with reports that 70 people would be killed in the violence today alone. >>> and to yemen...
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it would be a huge win for romney. after michigan, showing he can muster strength in the midwest but polls show him trailing rick santorum there. both romney and santorum are tweaking their message. santorum, who seemed stuck on social issues, is now talking more about energy and women. >> i'm here with one of the great women of my life, my daughter, elizabeth, here with me today. >> reporter: he's claiming a moral victory by splitting delegates with romney in michigan. >> we went into michigan and we were able to pull off the impossible. >> reporter: romney is shifting away from last week's defense of his conservatism. >> let me tell you about my conservatism. my conservatism, principles of conservatism. >> ranked conservative scholars. >> reporter: to the economy. >> more jobs. full-time jobs. i want to go to work for the american worker. >> reporter: before we get to super tuesday, there are caucuses in washington state on saturday. rick santorum has been ahead there. more good news for santorum. jake tapper reports
it would be a huge win for romney. after michigan, showing he can muster strength in the midwest but polls show him trailing rick santorum there. both romney and santorum are tweaking their message. santorum, who seemed stuck on social issues, is now talking more about energy and women. >> i'm here with one of the great women of my life, my daughter, elizabeth, here with me today. >> reporter: he's claiming a moral victory by splitting delegates with romney in michigan. >> we...